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Let me tell you from experience.
Ive got 3 turtles in 2 seperate tanks.
Theyre all less than 5" inches.
to date, ive spent roughly $2k (minus the tanks) in providing them a home.
Theyre EXPENSIVE!
PLUS, i do water changes in both my tank every 2-3 days, which btw already have filters in there rated up to 5x's their current tank.
And i'll have to upgrade tanks as they get bigger! (luckily i bought my last one some time after i got the first 2, so i can "re-use" the tanks.
some materials you'll need to keep them are:
tank (obviously)
heaters
filters (different medias if you plan to go with a canister)
proper lighting
decorations (which can be $$$)
food (pellet, frozen, fresh)
calcium rocks (supplement to keep from soft shell disease)
de-chlorineizers (i also keep fish with them)
Theyre defiantly not a cheap pet to keep. But with enough "investment" into them, its a joy to watch.
Like everyone here said, tell your gf to research on WHAT type of turtle she wants. Then research their specific needs to replicate their natural habitat.
DONT just buy a tank, fill it up and start dumping animal into it without doing research.
Some turtles (mainly females can get up to 12"inches in shell diameter!) So be prepared to care for it for a very long time.
Dont just pick one up from a pet shop in the mall, and release it into the wild when it out grows your 25g tank in a few years
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